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@Rings R Us  I like the grill mats a lot. The grill marks are questionable, I may need to do some more testing to know for sure.

Tried out these grill mats for some steak and shrimp. You can see the nice even line on the filet. I mainly bought the mats for things like shrimp and asparagus. so they don't fall through the grates. They did really well on the steaks as well. I still got the charcoal char on the...

Yum!!! Those look awesome. I love some smoked/grilled wings!

That looks delicious!

@c farmer  I run my smoker with charcoal for the heat and wood chunks for the smoke. I generally will make a pile of unlit charcoal on the right side of the box and put a lit chimney full on the left side and put a couple chunks in throughout. I have had problems with temp swings in this smoker...

@ChileRelleno  The mac & chees is pretty simple. I don't have an exact recipe, but I just wisk together  half & half and the cheese soup. Once its warmed through I add shredded cheese. Then mix with cooked pasta. I try to make more sauce than I think I need because I like my mac and cheese...

I I wanted to try out my new rib rack. I was trying to find something so I could smoke more racks of ribs in my smoker. This worked pretty good. The ribs were a little long so I had to bend them at the end. I also wanted to try out a rub I picked up in...

@Sigmo  I think I meant 2.5 oz. I just didn't know If reducing the salt would effect the pickling process. I am going to definitely have to try some cauliflower. I might do a cauliflower and pepper ring mix.

@Sigmo  Did yours turn out salty?? Mine were really good, but just a bit on the salty side. I

@SmokinAl Thanks!! I'm gonna have to get me one of those jars! I can't wait to try these guys. Thanks for recipe tips!!

@Sigmo Thanks!! I really want to try pickled green beens...I think they woild be great in a Bloody Mary!!

I saw @SmokinAl SmokinAl's vacuum pickle post and I had to try. A buddy of mine had some extra cukes from his garden so I used those. I ended using sea salt. I thought I could use kosher salt, but I read that Morton's Kosher Salt had anti-caking agent in it. So, I weighed out a 1/4 cup and...

Thanks! about 8 hours of smoking so not too bad. We had 8 people and only about 1/2 a slab of ribs, a couple pieces of chicken and some sauage left over. 

Thanks! ...Yea the Pit Boss kept me right in line!